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2014 Sporting Life “Exhibit” Series

-This is a NEW product "Hand-Made and randomly DISTRESSED" to enhance collecting enjoyment by the Owner of the Sporting Life Trade Name. You will find the year produced on the back of the item. -it is NOT a reprint! -The New Sporting Life “Exhibit” Series card. 3-3/8 x 5-3/8 size on thick card stock. Made to resemble a 1920's style Exhibit card. It is a Hand made Art card, created in Extremely limited editions with each card being a one-of-a-kind collectible masterpiece. The imagery is a unique culmination of digital and Historical found imagery, painstakingly hand assembled and distressed to varying degrees, with the spirit of an artifact from a one hundred year old attic find.These unique and extremely rare collectibles are made for a very exclusive cross section of the hobby “underground”, who have lost some interest in the main stream, overproduced products that have no sense of craftsmanship and wallow in a sea of mediocrity, never to hold their value and relevance in the future. If your lucky enough to own one of these timeless gems, you can relish in knowing that Very few others posses a rendition of this genuine article that defies the conventional.

While This issue has the appearance of An late 19th Century Baseball Card, it is a new, hand-crafted and randomly distressed Classic, intended to give the collector the look and feel of a Vintage Card. But when the final population reports are tallied, It’s rarity will compare to most issues one hundred years it’s elder.

This Sporting Life Issue will have Variations, and in some cases, an intentional lack of detail in Printing, Cutting, Proofing, etc., Reminiscent of a period Original issue. This will truly be a fun and challenging issue to collect.

New cards will added weekly. Check ebay user ID “sport_king1” or search Sporting Life. Look for other sporting life subjects as well! -for more info., go to sportentities.com!.

Assuming the caption on this photo is accurate, the picture on the card shows Kid Elberfeld tagging Ty Cobb at second base. Elberfeld is NOT beating the tag but making the tag!